When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescription．It makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine．But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed．Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well．In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo．
A placebo is a sugar pill，a harmless shot，or ail empty capsule．Even though they have no medicine in them , these things seem to make people well．The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better．How does this happen?
The study of the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself．It is as if there was a doctor in each of us．The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it．But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body．Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself．These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine，then it will act as if it did，and the body will feel better．
Placebos do not always work．The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor．If the patient has a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient，then the placebo is more likely to work．So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all．
A placebo can also have bad effects．If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine，then they will also show a bad reaction to the placebo．This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body．Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used．They think there is still not enough known about it．
The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is．There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind．And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo．
1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．The placebo． B．The bad effect．
C．The body． D．The medicine．
2.What do we know about placebo according to the passage?
A．It contains some sort of medicine．
B．It won’t function if you are negative about medicine．
C．People who don’t believe placebo can’t be healed by it．
D．Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body
3.Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?
A．The patient needs help badly．
B．The patient believes in the doctor．
C．The doctor knows better about your body．
D．The doctor has carefully studied medicine．
4.What is the best title for the text?
A．Placebo：Work on Your Mind
B．Placebo：The Most Powerful Medicin
C．Placebo：The Best Doctor
D．Placebo：Heal Your Body
Roma Pass Kit (套装) enables both tourists and interested local residents the opportunity to benefit from various discounts and services that make it easier and cheaper to enjoy the sights of Rome．
Free entry to the first 2 visited museums and / or archaeological sites of your choice．
Concessionary(优惠的)ticket to all other museums and / or archaeological sites visited thereafter．
Free use of the city’s public transport network．Valid until midnight of the third day inclusive that of the first validation for ATAC public transport within the territory of the Municipality of Rome．
Discounted tickets to exhibitions，events and other cooperating operators and businesses (Roma Pass Guide)．
Tourist cultural services Roma Passè．
At the Colosseum a reserved turnstile(旋转栅门) is available for Roma Pass holders to get direct access to the monument．
In the kit：
The Roma Pass card：the card used to visit museums / archaeological sites and on the public transport system as described above．
Roma MAP：A map with all the Tourist Information Points，Metro stations，museums and other sites of interest；
Roma Pass Guide：the list of under agreement museums／sites．and the list of all the partners of the Roma Pass which offer discounts to card holders；
Roma Passè：the card with the App activation code to download the best of the city．
How to use it：
The overleaf(背面的)form must be filled with name，surname and validation date．
The card is valid for three days and is activated at the time of the first entry to the museums／sites，and／or at the first journey on public transport，up until midnight of the third day, including the day of the activation．
It must be produced along with your identity papers when required by the staff in charge．
Please note that most museums generally are closed on Mondays (with the exception of the Colosseum and the Baths of Caracalla)．Almost all the museums normally are closed on December 25 , January l and May l too．We advise you to check in advance．
1.With Roma Pass you can enjoy __________．
A．reserved access to 2 sites
B．free entry to any museums
C．free use of ATAC within Italy
D．discounts for certain exhibitions
2.When using the Roma Pass card，you must bring your __________．
A．activation code B．ID document
C．purchase receipt D．Roma Pass Guide
3.Where will you possibly find the passage?
A．In a tourist guide． B．In a history textbook．
C．On a transport notice． D．On a shopping list．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A．The Roma Pass card is valid for at least 72 hours．
B．The Colosseum is not open to the public on Mondays．
C．Only foreign tourists are qualified to buy the Roma Pass．
D．You’d better avoid visiting Roma museums at Christmas．
“Mommy! Call I go and play outside with Danny? Please? I promise l will only play in the shade!” Kelly said．
What hurt her mother was only being able to stand aside when her daughter needed her most．“Kelly…I’m really sorry．You can’t go．I’m too concerned about you. You might accidentally go in the sun，which means we have to get you to hospital again．”Kelly was allergic to the sun．The doctor said it was incurable．
Kelly looked outside where her brother Danny was playing．Why did she have to be allergic to the sun? Why?
Kelly’s mother closed her eyes and she pointed upstairs where Kelly’s bed was．“Go to bed．”she said．Kelly had tears in her eyes．She forced her legs up the stairs and buried her face in her pillow．She wanted Danny to come back , for he could tell her stories about birds and squirrels．She waited，and soon he did come and told her about a blue bird he had seen．Kelly often wondered what a bird looked like．She was really curious about the birds in the yard．Maybe she could find out herself someday．
The next day, Danny entered Kelly’s room again to tell her what he had seen．She wasn’t there．He called again and again but no one replied．He searched anxiously around and saw a body．His eyes widened．It couldn’t be．Was it what he thought it was? Was it…Kelly? With shaking hands，Danny turned over the body．He screamed．It was Kelly．Her skin was swollen and had ugly rashes(皮疹)all over．She was holding a pencil in her right hand．And in her left hand was an almost finished picture of a bird , below which he found some words which read：“I finally get to see you．I will always remember you and love your nature no matter what．”
1.Why did Kelly want to go outside?
A．To take pictures． B．To tell stories．
C．T0 100k at animals． D．To walk in sunshine．
2.Where did Danny possibly find Kelly the next day?
A．In the yard． B．In the kitchen．
C．In the basement． D．In the living room．
3.Kelly can be best described as __________．
A．innocent and helpful B．delicate and cautious
C．curious and determined D．sensitive and thoughtful
书面表达
某英语刊物正在进行有关旅游的征文活动，请根据以下提示，以Travelling为题目，用英语写一篇短文，以便向该刊投稿。
1．旅游好处很多：领略大自然以及其他城市的美丽风景；呼吸新鲜空气；结交新朋友；放松自己，强身健体；
2．旅游常见问题：天气因素；被人偷；可能受伤；
3．旅游的准备工作：了解天气情况；找个旅伴(travelling companion)相互照应；小心谨慎；避免意外。
注意：
1.内容必须包括以上所有要点；
2.可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯；
3.词数：120左右。
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My high school life has made me learn many things. Between them teamwork is the most significantly for me. In fact, I didn’t realize its importance after I was elected monitor. In the begin, I did almost all the duties myself, however, others students cared little about class activities. Therefore, I worn out and depressed. Then I turned to my head teacher but he advised me to cooperate with others. Gradually, I realized the strengths of my classmates and managed to have everyone to play a part in class. It is working in teams instead of on my own which has freed me of trouble and make my work more efficient.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
During an 1899 F4 tornado (龙卷风) in Missouri, three people, Miss Moorehouse, Mrs. Webster, and her son were caught up in the storm. They 1. (carry) nearly one mile, but were let down so gently 2. none of the three was seriously injured. Here is Moorehouse’s 3. (describe)of her unbelievable flight.
‘‘I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air, and 4. seemed a long time. I seemed to be lifted up, 5. (go) up to a great height. At one time I was far above the church towers, and seemed to be carried to a 6. (distance) place. As I was going through the air, I saw a horse, 7. was a white one and had a harness (马具) on, floating about with me. By the way 8. horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about, I knew it was alive. I was afraid that it would knock into me, 9. it did not. Finally, I was mercifully landed 10. the ground unharmed, saved by luck.”
